Horse-protector.



J. W.'N|LSSON.

HORSE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I0. 1914.

1,159,076. PatentedNov. 2,1915.

JOHN'WIhTILSSON, or BALroUanonrn DAKOTA] nonsn-rnornoron.

protecting a horses head from attacks from bot-flies and other insects,consisting of a flexible strip of material suspended from a rigid frameand maintained in place thereon partially by a pair of clips, the latterserving as means for securing the protector to a bridle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a protector of the typeset forth, in which simplicity of structure and economy of manufactureis coupled with durability and efficiency in operation.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which likecharacters of refereince indicate like parts throughout the severalfigures, of which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of an improvedprotector constructed according to my'invention, and Fig. 2 represents avertical transverse sectional view of the device taken centrallytherethrough.

In carrying out my invention I provide a strip of textile materialindicated at 5, which is preferably rectangular in shape, and which isfolded over at its ends as at 6 to form a loop. The ends of the materialare overlaid with tape as at 7v and are stitched to the body of thestrip. The longitudinal edges 8 of the strip of material may be hemmedand provided with tape as indicated I Specification of Letters Patent.

'the drawing. The transverse members 10 ofthe frame extendlaterally ofthe protector as shown and are preferably covered with a suitable cloth.The width of the frame is somewhat less'than the length of the-strip oftextile material, so that the latter when in position depends or hangsfrom the frame and 1s substantially U-shaped in cross section.

The clips indicated at 11 areeach formed of a length of wire bent toform a central loop 12. Inner arms 13 in the form of loops Patented Nov.2, 1915. Application filed October 10,1914. .seriaino. 866,118. v i

are disposed on each side of central: loop 12 and extending in anopposite direction therefrom, the ends of the length of wire beingtwisted to lie in planes at right angles to the planes of theloops 13and in spaced relation therefrom so as to form bridges or saddles 1 1which engage over the loop portions 6 of the textile material and asindicated in Fig. 2 are 'crimped against the outer surfaces thereof asat 16 whereby the loops 6 are. clamped upon the longitudinal bars of theframe. The loops 12 project above the framework and serve as meansthrough which suitable straps of a bridle (not shown) may be passed forconnecting the protector to the bridle. When in position the protectordepends below the animals mouth and extends from one side to the otherthereof.

The particular advantage of the frame lies in the fact that by its usethe ends of the textile material or those portions thereof lying nearestthe horses mouth may be braced in position so that they may not beoscillated with the loops as a center by action of the wind or from anyother cause, so that the horse or other animal to whose bridle theprotector is fastened will not be annoyed by swaying or relativemovement of the adjacent portions of the protector.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment .of my invention, Imay desire to make such changes in the construction, combination andarrangement of parts thereof as do not depart from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of-the appended claims.

I claim 1. A protector comprising a strip of textile material foldedupon itself at its ends to form loops, a rigid frame over which saidloops are strung for connecting said strip them against the frame, thesaid clips ineluding upwardly extending loops adapted to be engaged bysuitable straps of a bridle, for sWingingly suspending the protectorbeloW an animals mouth.

2. A protector comprising a strip of material, a substantiallyrectangular frame, means for connecting the strip to the longitudinalmembers of theframe, and means for clamping said strip to thelongitudinal members centrally thereof, the last said means adapted tobe swingingly connected to a bridle for suspending the protector belowan animals mouth.

3. A protector comprising a substantially rectangular strip of flexiblematerial, means for sWingingly suspending the strip transversely beneathan animals mouth, a frame partially housed by the strip for bracing theends of the strip against movement relativelv to each other, andcovering means for the exposed portions of the frame.

t. In a protector, the combination With a flexible substantiallyrectangular strip of material adapted to be sWingingly suspendedtransversely beneath an animals mouth in such manner as not to engagethe latter and to leave the mouth unobstructed at front and rear, of arigid substantially rectangular frame secured to the strip to maintainthe ends of the same against movement 1 relatively to each other, saidframe adapted to encompass the animals mouth in spaced relation thereto.

JOHN W. NILSSON.

Witnesses W. H. Souonnoon, J. WV. H. FIsI-IER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G."

